LAHORE
\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan said on Tuesday his party would win the political \u201cwar\u201d and also ace the constitutional front.
\nHe was presiding over a meeting with his legal team at Zaman Park residence. Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan, law minister Raja Basharat, Advocate General Ahmad Awais, and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Moonis Elahi participated in the meeting.
\nDuring the meeting, Ahmad Awais briefed the participants on the legal position of the no-confidence move and declared the governor\u2019s move illegal. He further briefed Mr Khan on the ongoing assembly meeting at Aiwan-e-Iqbal. \u201cThe session summoned by the governor for the Punjab CM election has been challenged and there is no legal value of summoning frequent meetings,\u201d he said.
\nThe PTI chairman said they would win the political and constitutional \u201cwar\u201d. Earlier, The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers from Multan voiced their concern with former Prime Minister Imran Khan over the assemblies\u2019 dissolution on Dec 23.
\nThe legislators voiced their worries at a meeting with the PTI chairman, saying if the caretaker set-up would last for a while, they [the legislators] might be the target of political vendetta. In response, the deposed premier offered them (the legislators) encouragement by saying, \u201cWith the dissolution of the assembly, you people should not worry. The dissolution of the assemblies should actually be the PDM\u2019s fear.\u201d
\nMr Khan reiterated the importance of the general election in pulling the nation out of its current predicament, emphasizing that political stability was absolutely necessary for economic stability. In reference to the Punjab chief minister, Mr Khan said, \u201cParvez Elahi has his own opinion since he has his own party. However, he stands by us.\u201d
\nOn the other hand, the PTI lawmakers made the decision to confirm their resignations before the National Assembly (NA) speaker in connection with the dissolution of assemblies.
\nThe 123 PTI members will appear before Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to confirm their resignations as lawmakers, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The PTI legislators will meet for this purpose on December 22 at Islamabad\u2019s KP House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan said on Tuesday his party would win the political \u201cwar\u201d and also ace the constitutional front. He was presiding over a meeting with his legal team at Zaman Park residence. Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan, law minister Raja Basharat, Advocate General Ahmad Awais, and Pakistan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2833,4784,158,373],"class_list":{"0":"post-302388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-imran-khan","9":"tag-no-confidence-move","10":"tag-pti","11":"tag-punjab-assembly"},"yoast_head":"\n